2 – 5 March

Yours Sincerely sees Will Jackson making his way through the memory banks – frolicking through them; cavorting, even – starting with the time he accidentally stole 300 second class stamps from the post office. And it’s a mostly joyful, often silly, occasionally profound experience.

Jackson combines retellings of his real life correspondences with bursts of lipsync cabaret and physical theatre to take us on a journey in which he deftly plays a cast of characters from his own past, including old flames and the John Lewis marketing department, as well as the odd make-believe 9-year old. He slips into these various roles with ease and is charming in each.

That’s the core strength of this production: charm. Jackson has it in bucketfuls and while there are occasional moments where jokes don’t quite land or the script could do with some tightening, none of it matters because you feel like you’re watching your best mate regale you in your living room.

Particular credit to Jackson and the BSL interpreter on-stage for incorporating interpretation into the show itself. Often access can be overlooked entirely or when thought about, delivered in a perfunctory way, so to see it embedded creatively here was a treat.

Yours Sincerely was a lovely little interlude in my Friday evening. It’s on for another night, so if you have the opportunity to see it this evening, or in any of the other cities the show is touring, do go.

★★★★☆ Will Amott  5th March

Photo credit: Elafris Photography